Segments From This Episode

• Will chipmaker Nvidia’s earnings report be blockbuster? Or super-blockbuster?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Nvidia reports its Q4 financial results after markets close on Wednesday. The chipmaker has forecast major revenue gains thanks to generative AI.

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• The latest on student loan forgiveness

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The Biden administration is announcing a new federal student loan forgiveness program. The Education Department says it’ll automatically discharge over $1 billion in loans for more than 150,000 borrowers. The Education Department will send out emails next week to borrowers who can qualify for forgiveness if they switch to SAVE. They can enroll at studentaid.gov/SAVE.

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• On price hikes and inflation

  Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin said Wednesday morning that January’s higher than expected consumer price index shows that inflation could continue to be a challenge, partly because businesses got used to raising prices.

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• Candy for change

  In the Philippines, coins remain especially useful, yet there’s an ongoing shortage. So much so that some retailers are handing customers candy as change for want of a coin. The BBC’s Hannah Mullane reports.

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